Royal Road signs deal that helps formalize Colombian artisanal miners
The New Jersey-based firm signed a series of agreements with a company that represents the interests of informal miners at the El Gualtal gold mine.
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Researchers in Canada develop million-mile lithium-ion battery
If it reaches commercial production, the battery could make Tesla's robot taxis and long-haul electric trucks viable.
Pit wall collapses at Avesoro’s New Liberty mine in Liberia
Production volumes will be reduced "for some time", the company said.
Vale expects to mostly finish paying for burst dam by 2021
In securities filings, Vale projected costs from halted operations related to its dam that burst to fall from $3-$4 per tonne of iron ore in the third quarter to $2.5-$3.5 per tonne in the fourth quarter.
Marathon advances Valentine toward prefeasibility
An updated resource estimate for Valentine is slated for the fourth quarter.
Burst dam at Brazil gold mine leaves two injured, no fatalities
The dam is registered under the name of an individual wildcat miner rather than in the name of a mining company.
Top producer says lithium prices to keep falling
Oversupply of lithium hydroxide to start easing next year, but spodumene miners won't catch a break soon, says Australia's chief economist.
Newmont’s new CEO plans to dispense more discipline than cash
Newmont shares have trailed its peers, even with gold’s meteoric rise that took the metal to a six-year high of $1,557.11 an ounce last month.
Landslide at gold mine in eastern Congo kills at least 16
Dozens of people die in Congo every year because of old-fashioned and unregulated mining methods that compromise safety.
